Ode to the Decade++
summary
A retrospective comparing web development before-and-after key advances over the past decade, using a concrete example of a simple landing page that now requires about 800 KB of JavaScript. Covers specific technologies and fixes—Flexbox, Grid, CSS gradients and shapes, border-radius, responsive images (picture, WebP), Template Literals, modules, components, devtools, animations and form validation—and evaluates whether each reduces bytes or improves UX, alongside an accessibility statistic (97.8%).
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Web passion origin
- 3:19Early web dev
- 6:13CSS evolution
- 8:01JavaScript revolution
- 11:55Modern image formats
- 14:00Reusable components
- 15:44Web animations
- 16:45Regular expressions
- 18:58Dev tools impact
- 21:37Notifications decline
- 23:46Web privacy
- 25:31Accessibility failure
- 26:58Browser monopoly
- 28:04Tech vs accessibility
- 29:50Caring for the web
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